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Become a Sponsor

The Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) relies heavily on our approved sponsors. They help maintain the integrity of the CMP and ensure that interpreters have ample and varied opportunities to learn, grow and further develop their skills. Sponsors are subject to ongoing monitoring, including auditing, which ensures that their activities are of the highest quality and meet the needs of the program and the participants.

Application Process

Any organization, agency, institution, affiliate chapter or individual may apply to be a CMP sponsor. Follow the application process below if you are interested in becoming a sponsor:

1. Fill out the application form (pdf) for sponsor approval. Sponsor applicants do have the option to not apply to administer independent study activities.
   • Application fee for organizations and individuals is $150.
   • Application fee for RID affiliate chapters is $75.
2. Submit ten (10) copies of the application and non-refundable application fee to:
   Professional Development Committee
   Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
   333 Commerce Street
   Alexandria, VA 22314
3. The approval process involves a review of the sponsor’s application by the Professional Development Committee(PDC) indicating their ability to provide quality continuing education activities. It can take up to 30 days before a decision is made.

For any questions regarding the application process, contact your PDC Region Representative.

Sponsor Responsibilities

Sponsors are responsible for:

• Paying the yearly sponsor fee.
  • Organizations pay $250
  • RID affiliate chapters pay $150
  • Individuals pay $125
• Offering, endorsing and ensuring the quality and educational integrity of activities offered for CEUs. The sponsor has the right to deny sponsorship of an activity if it lacks valid educational outcomes or measurable and observable learning objectives.
• Ensuring that they and their agents avoid conflict of interest, which includes a continuing education administrator monitoring his or her own independent study or PINRA activities.
• Maintaining membership in RID at the appropriate level for the duration of their approved sponsor status (Organizational sponsors receive a free RID membership when they pay their yearly sponsor fee).
• Deciding if they want to charge a fee for processing RID CEUs.

• A Yahoo group for sponsors where you can discuss situations, ask for opinions and give feedback with other sponsors.
• Access to sponsor-only features when you log into your account, including online sponsor dues payment and online form submission.
• The CMP Standards & Criteria for Approved Sponsors (pdf), which helps answers questions you may have as a sponsor
• Online listing in the RID searchable database of sponsors so that members can quickly and easily find a sponsor.
• Organizational sponsors receive a free RID membership when they pay their yearly sponsor fee. Membership includes a monthly complimentary copy of VIEWS, RID’s newsletter, and the annual publication, The Journal of Interpretation.